Meet Our Full Circle Doula Team 

We have a wonderful team of doulas offering a variety of services and packages to meet your needs. 
Click on each photo to link to a private bio page to learn more and to book a free consultation with the team member. 

CYDNEY MARTINEAU

Holistic Nutritionalist consultant,
​DONA certified Labour Doula,
​Primary Doula Model/ Shared Care   

SONYA DUFFEE

CAPPA certified Labour Doula & Postpartum Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, CAPPA Faculty for Labour and Postpartum Program, Primary Doula Model/ Shared Care 

EMMA CASTANIER

 Parental Support Practitioner
Labour & Postpartum Doula, 
Primary Doula Model

​SAMANTHA CHRISHOLM

Prenatal and Postpartum Doula
​Childbirth Educator, Primary Doula

VANESSA SHYNKARUK ​& JEANELLE SLOAN 

DOULA DUO!
CAPPA Certified Labour Doulas & Childbirth Educators, 
​Shared-Care Doula Model

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Our Doulas work in various models to best suit your needs

Primary Care Doula Model, is working with one doula to provide care to your family throughout your pregnancy, birth and postapartum along with a back up doula in the event two births happen at the same. This way you always have the care you envision, no matter what circumstances arise. 

Shared Cared Doula Model,  the shared care model is utilizing a team of two doulas who will be interracting with your family as a team. Sharing in the prenatal care sessions, education and rotating the on call period of care for the birth and postpartum. This means two doulas for the price of one. 

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Definitions of Care Provided

Parental Support Practitioner
Parental Support Practitioner combines fertility, birth and postpartum doula care in one package or separately. Parental is defined as " a person who brings up and cares for another"   

A Labour Doula 
Labour Doula supports families in preparation for labour, attends the birth and helps with inital breastfeeding and mental health support, referrals following the birth of the baby. 

A Postpartum Doula
Postpartum Doulas provide specific care in the postpartum period after the baby is born supporting the newborn parent and newborn baby in self care, newborn care essentials and education, light housekeeping and meal prepartion. The postpartum doula is contracted to work various hours and periods of time defined by the need of the family. To learn more visit our sister website: Full Circle Postpartum Care.   
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Prenatal and Postpartum Doula
Prenatal and/ or Postpartum Doula provides care to the birthing family supporting them through prenatal and postpartum, they may not provide labour doula support, but hold knowledge in the prenatal and postnatal period. 

Back Up Doula 
Back up Doulas provide support to the Primary Doula in the event they have two births happen at the same time, in the event of  illness or previously committments in which the primary doula is not available. This will be discussed in advance with the family.  Each client will have the opportunity to meet with the back up doula, to ensure everyone is comfortable. The back up when used ( which is very rare) typically is in place until the primary doula can be available to be with the family. Having a back up doula means that you always have the care your envisioned, no matter what.  

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Click on the individuals photo above to book a consultation with them.
If you are unsure, fill out this contact form and we will send you the names of those available on our team